 | Timothy Pitkin - United States - 1828 - 546 pages
...given me, all such instruments of slavery on the one hand, and villainy on the other. It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most...liberty and the fundamental principles of law, that was ever found in an English law book."t The duty on foreign sugar and molasses, imposed by the 6th... | |
 | John Sanderson - 1828 - 728 pages
...Boston, and presented a counter-petition. He contended that these writs were the " worst instruments of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English...liberty, and the fundamental principles of law, that ever were found in an English law book." The speech of Mr. Otis, on this occasion, was so eloquent and impressive,... | |
 | William Russell - 1846 - 394 pages
...slavery on the one hand, and villany on the other, as this writ of assistance is. It appears to me the worst instrument of arbitrary power, — the most...destructive of English liberty, and the fundamental C' iciples of law, that ever was found in an English lawk. I must therefore beg your Honours' patience... | |
 | William Leete Stone - New York (State) - 1865 - 572 pages
...this case against the crown, appeared for the people of Boston. " These writs," he exclaimed, " are the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most...English liberty and the fundamental principles of law." With impassioned eloquence, he showed to the court the nature of these writs. " In the first place,"... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Business enterprises - 1868 - 408 pages
...Crown, appeared for the people of Boston. " These writs," he exclaimed, " are the worst instruments of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law." With impassioned eloquence, he showed to the court the nature of these •writs. " In the first place,"... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 914 pages
...[CH. X. [* 303] them, in their discretion, to search * suspected places for smuggled goods, and which Otis pronounced " the worst instrument of arbitrary...and the fundamental principles of law, that, ever waa found in an English law book ; " since they placed " the liberty of every man in the hands of every... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT. - 1874 - 492 pages
...should be as the impregnable ba,ttloments of his castle. " These writs," he exclaimed, CHAP. " are the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the ^^, most destructive of English liberty and the fundainen1761. tal principles of law." And he invoked attention to the whole range of an argument which... | |
 | William Leete Stone - Erie Canal (N.Y.) - 1876 - 264 pages
...Crown, appeared for the people of Boston. " These writs," he exclaimed, " are the worst instruments of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law." With impassioned eloquence, he showed to the court the nature of these •writs. " In the first place,"... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - United States - 1877 - 660 pages
...impassioned manner, also replied to the attorney-general. He denounced the writs as " the worst instruments of arbitrary power ; the most destructive of English liberty and the fundamental principles of law." " No act of Parliament," he said, " can establish such a writ ; even though made in the very language... | |
 | Sir Fortunatus Dwarris - Constitutional law - 1885 - 698 pages
...empowering them at their discretion, to search suspected places for smuggled goods. This, was in that day, pronounced " the worst instrument of arbitrary power ; the most destructive of English liberty, and of the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law book ; since they placed... | |
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the worst instrument of arbitrary power, the most destructive of English liberty, and the fundamental principles of law, that ever was found in an English law book,' since they placed 'the liberty of every man in the hands of every petty officer. 
